China strongly opposes EU's inclusion of Chinese entities in Russia sanctions

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce on Monday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the European Union's (EU) decision to include Chinese companies and financial institutions in its 18th …

14 killed, 7 injured in bus crash in Russia's Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen people were killed and seven others injured when a shift bus plunged off a cliff in Russia's Republic of Sakha early Monday morning, local authorities said. The accident occurred at around 3:20 a.m. local time …

Russia-Linked Refinery Seeks Early Payments After EU Curbs

The change in terms “underscores how far-reaching the latest tranche of EU sanctions are,” said Zameer Yusof, an analyst at Kpler, a data-analytics firm. The demand for advance payment or letter or credit reflected concerns counter-parties may renege on …

Ukraine Sends Russia an Offer to Hold Talks This Week, Zelenskiy Says

Reuters FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press statement with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, …

Russia to invest 180 billion rubles to upgrade border checkpoints

VLADIVOSTOK, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Russian government will allocate nearly 180 billion rubles (about 2.3 billion U.S. dollars) over the next three years to upgrade border checkpoints across the country, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday. …

DNI Tulsi Gabbard announces new Russia hoax info will be released 'next week'

COLUMN: The hidden price of China's cheap oil from Iran, Russia

When I visited China in 2019, I had the opportunity to meet with officials from the foreign minister’s office, who assured me that no topic was off-limits. I had just watched the movie “Midway,” which depicted Japanese aggression against China during World …

Russia launches new barrage of drones, missiles at Ukraine, kills one in Kyiv

Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine

Oil Holds Decline With Trade Talks, Russia Energy Curbs in Focus

“The fact that the US has yet to support the new EU price cap will obviously make it hard to enforce,” said Robert Rennie, head of commodity and carbon research at Westpac Banking Corp. “However, Friday’s EU ban on imports of petroleum products made from …